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Worked for me, but I should add that while I've only had to use offline mode a handful of times it has failed for me twice - in one case my router was still connected by the connection was down, and the solution was to physically disconnect it, so maybe Steam has issues when it detects a connection is there but is unable to actually connect. The other time I think it just randomly started working after a few false tries, I don't recall actually figuring out the cause.

Worked for me, but I should add that while I've only had to use offline mode a handful of times it has failed for me twice - in one case my router was still connected by the connection was down, and the solution was to physically disconnect it, so maybe Steam has issues when it detects a connection is there but is unable to actually connect.

Interesting. So essentially you're best pulling your cable rather than leaving it in.

Worked for me, but I should add that while I've only had to use offline mode a handful of times it has failed for me twice - in one case my router was still connected by the connection was down, and the solution was to physically disconnect it, so maybe Steam has issues when it detects a connection is there but is unable to actually connect. The other time I think it just randomly started working after a few false tries, I don't recall actually figuring out the cause.

Hmm, that would actually explain a few of my own negative experiences with Steam's offline mode. I wonder if you're on to something there. The next time this comes up (which hopefully won't be for a long while, especially since I buy most of my games on services that can't have this problem) I'll have to give that a try.

You don't need to physically pull any cables - disabling the network in Windows will do. In my experience, Steam won't start in offline mode if it detects a network, regardless of whether you have internet access through it.

You don't need to physically pull any cables - disabling the network in Windows will do. In my experience, Steam won't start in offline mode if it detects a network, regardless of whether you have internet access through it.

I can attest to this as well. Work employs some policies that prevent Steam from reaching out to the Internet, but since a network connection is still detected, Steam would gurgle and burp its way along until it crapped out.

Kadayi will win this argument even if he has to kill everybody to do so.

There's no argument to win. I just want to cut through the BS and establish some facts (whom doesn't this work for and the 'why'). In the other thread there's a guy swearing that Offline mode never works for him. So far we've indicators that not saving your login and/or being linked to a network without access to the internet can potentially cause issues. Those are solutions.

There's no argument to win. I just want to cut through the BS and establish some facts (whom doesn't this work for and the 'why'). In the other thread there's a guy swearing that Offline mode never works for him. So far we've indicators that not saving your login and/or being linked to a network without access to the internet can potentially cause issues. Those are solutions.

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